Isaiah Berlin became one of our century's most important political theorists for liberty and liberalism in an age of totalitarianism. He was born in Riga, Latvia in 1909 into a well to do Jewish family. At the age of 12 he moved to Petrograd and experienced first hand the Bolshevik revolution...
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The Great Depression started on October 1929 with the end of the war and continued through the 1930's. The Great Depression happened as a result of the devastating aftermath of the World War (World War 1). Socially, Politically, and Economically there were huge changes during this time...
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THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR II Even while World War II war still being fought, leaders of the Allied powers began thinking about how to reconstruct Europe after the war. Winston Churchill of Britain, Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union...
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"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed... There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair... Like a boil that can never be cured...
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When the human mind sees the world falling apart and the greatest of threats looming on the horizon, they begin searching for someone to place their trust in. They want someone who can give them answers, someone who can direct their fear and anger in to sometimes but not always irrational zeal...
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Robert A. Heinlein's 1955 novelStarship Troopers? and its message could be described as fascist, provocative, irresponsible and unpalatable. Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film Starship Troopers can, however, lay claim to being the ideological polar opposite of the novel. Verhoeven achieves this...
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Nazism has caused many problems over time. Nazism, through the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has caused the massacre of millions of Jews during the holocaust and the Third Reich. It has affected the Jewish community mostly as well as the rest of the world. Nazism has changed Europe and now it has...
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"Under idealism nothing exists except the mind. Whoever controls the mind controls everything. Therein lies the secret of absolute power" (Rapoport 1989) Has this method been used by most of the well known bloodiest dictators in history? The answer is most definitely "yes!" Every man is a maker of...
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How do we define racism? What are the main analytical modules used to explain the nature of racism in modern societies? How do we understand the changing forms of racial and social relations and what kind of political structures that they are based on? (Bulmer & Solomos, 1999). In their book...
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Tom Regan- „The Case for Animal Rights" Although the animal rights-movement was originally started by Peter Singer, it was Tom Regan who came up with the most uncompromising ideas and gave the movement its name. In his book, which came out under the University of California Press in 1983, Regan...
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Political Views in George Orwell's "1984" The main theme of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" concerns the restrictions imposed on individual freedom by a totalitarian regime. George Orwell shows how such a system can impose its will on the people through manipulation of the press, the elimination of...
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The Theatre of the Absurd began in the early 1950's. It was influenced by four major events-World War I, World War II, liberalism and epidemics. The two world wars had devastating effects on Europe and the European population as a whole. Europeans questioned their values and beliefs about society...
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In July 1932, Hitler and the Nazi party won 230 seats in the Reichstag elections, becoming the single biggest party in the Reichstag. "Ein volk, ein reich, ein fuhrer". This phrase, which means "one people, one state, one leader" forms the elemental foundation of the Nazi identity. The Nazis...
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After more than sixty years, it seems difficult for most Canadians to comprehend the reasons behind the internment of Japanese-Canadian during World War II. They were innocent Canadian citizens, mostly resided in British-Columbia, many of them even born in Canadian soil, yet they were stripped all...
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In B. F. Skinner's book, Beyond Freedom & Dignity, he discussed our culture strictly through a behaviorist's point of view. That is, a point of view where man is viewed primarily as an animal, the "being" aspect of a "human being" is dropped from the picture. There is no consideration for a view...
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Communism assumes that humans do not have this primal instinct for survival, which, to paraphrase a line from Moo_Cow, is a bullshit mentality at its best and an insanely delusional one at its worst. Communism assumes that humans will not fight for resources, that the strong will not mind watching...
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Absolutely not, there shouldn't even be a debate over this question. Why? Now that's a funny question because it reminds me that I've heard a lot of people say things like, "Yeah, I think communism is a good form of government," or "I don't see anything wrong with communism." Comments like that...
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The word 'community' is used, and abused, in several ways. I would like to define the word 'community' and later on I would define the community work, particularly my own experience of working with South Asian community for last twenty years. I would also incorporate various other theories...
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Communism and Socialism have had an invaluable and profound effect on the Twentieth Century. These two forms of government have challenged the beliefs of other governments. They have created conflict and sparked controversy. However, these two forms of governments are influential in the fact that...
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Introduction to Electronics CommunicationsThe field of electronics can be roughly divided into three major subfields, computers, communications and control. Virtually every electronic application can be classified as part of one of these three divisions. The largest field in terms of the sales of...
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Communications is that what binds the world. Even though it is easy to give a simple answer when asked what communications exactly is, it is difficult to explain it so that it is understood clearly. There is a lot you need to consider with it. There are different areas concerning communications...
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One major decision one must make after exiting high school is whether to go to a university or stay home and go to community college. Although universities and community colleges serve the same purpose, the two differ in their learning environment, convenience, and admission requirements. When...
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The four styles of communication are as follows. • Closed: Closed communication can best be defined as a low disclosure and low feedback communication. A person with closed tendencies would prefer to stay and work alone. Closed communicators are people who are hard workers who feel more...
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With the fall of many Communist regimes in Warsaw Pact states during the late 1980's, many people considered that as the death throes of Marxism and Communism as a viable political ideology and economic model. The final deathblow was actually delivered in 1991, when the Union of Soviet Socialist...
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Title: "Companies Shift Internal Communications Strategy, Scale Back Mass E-Mails"Pub.: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News With the overload of e-mail and Internet access, companies have more avenues than ever to communicate with their employees. But a problem arises when the company is trying to...
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Communication takes place in every aspect of life. The three modes of communication are namely oral, literate, and electronic (Lorimer & Gasher, 2004). The same message could be decoded very differently depending on the encoder, decoder, and the mode of communication, therefore arriving at unique...
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It's hard to believe that 60 years ago, the threat of communism was at the door step of the United States. Most everyone was in the some way effected by the threat. From being assoiated with communists or even being acused of actually Communism is often called a collective ideology, which calls...
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Community Aid Abroad was founded by Father Gerard Kennedy Tucker, an Anglican clergyman in 1953. After hearing one of Father Tucker's speeches, a few pensioners in a nursing home saved up 12 shillings each week to send to patients in a hospital in an Indian Village. The original group was...
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There are lots of reasons why Asians American and non-Asian American learn about the Asian American community. Some reasons that Asian Americans studies the Asian American community is that they can benefit a lot from it, which are; to expand and improve what they know about what other Asians have...
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First of all, resources are what you need to make goods and services. In Capitalism, private property (resources) are admitted, but in Communism, all the resources are under government's control, so nobody is allowed to use any resources, such as land, labor, and capitals. Secondly, since there's...
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Faith Community Hospital is a not-for-profit organization founded and committed to spiritual heritage and values. Their mission is to promote the health and well-being of the people in the communities they serve through a comprehensive continuum of services provided in collaboration with the...
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Understanding employee's communication style is important in today's organizations. It involves good communications skills between you and your co-workers. Good communicators must be able to identify which communication style will likely be able to meet your specific objective and you need to know...
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Capitalism and Communism are two entirely diverse economic systems. Capitalism is an economic system characterized by freedom of the market. Capitalism has many pros to go along with its economy. The government will change gradually, but is able to adjust to it with ease. Communism can be defined...
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Capitalism and Communism are two totally different economic systems. Capitalism is a much better economic system than Communism. Capitalism is an economic system characterized by freedom of the market and is the economic system where you do not have freedom because the government will make most of...
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Politics and Government in central and Eastern Europe. In this essay, I will examine what Communism is, the factors that have led to the collapse of Communism and how Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Communism is a political philosophy based upon the principle of...
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Communicating Effectively in the Business Environment Communications in the workplace have become as relaxed as dress codes. Everyone has experienced miscommunications in his or her personal life, but when communications fail in the business world, opportunities to rectify the situations are...
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The Lack of Voters in the African American Community There are many problems in the African American community such as drugs, violence, and poverty. Many blacks live in area of town where it is considered to be an unsafe place to live and raise our children. Most of us take the hand we are dealt...
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Electronic communications, has been having an affect on humanity and our quality of life, but how? Electronic communications is such a broad subject that includes cellular phones, computers, internet, e-mail, and DVD's just to name a few. I focused on cellular phones, internet and DVD's. All are...
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Society is flawed. There are critical imbalances in it that are causing much of humanity to suffer. I suppose that this would be the driving force behind humanity’s relentless search to plan and create a perfect society. An essential part of having an unflawed society would be having a perfect...
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The Rise and Spread of Communism in China The aftermath of World War II had left many countries in ruins, as great masses of countrymen were beginning to suffer from its devastating effects. The remains of what had once been great cities were now destroyed, and the remnants of great buildings and...
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The Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center in Ferndale, Michigan is a highly inclusive organization, designed to promote tolerance and provide services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender individuals. It defines its central original mission statement as "gay is good, you are not...
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I believe technology is evolving the ways in which we communicate. Forty years ago, the ways in which we communicated were limited to face-to-face, letter or telephone. It should be no surprise that as new technologies emerge to make life easier, new ways to communicate emerge as well. The two...
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Economic deprivation is the major factor that has seriously eroded the pillar of marriage within the African American community. The changing family structure has also created economic and social implications. Any effort at remedying the dismal picture would necessitate a revival of the economic...
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Organizations are realizing that in order to be successful, along with training and keeping the best employees, the management must value the diversity of their empoyees and the clients they serve. Whether you are a non-profit or a private organization, learning to recognize and utilize...
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Deontological Examination of SBC Communications Inc. The current blatant examples of corporate greed and accompanying devastation thrust upon stockholders and employees have shocked many Americans. Enron and WorldCom are only two companies that have ruined the lifestyle and financial security of...
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Fiber Optics is a significant technology used in many different areas of communications. With the explosion of the internet, fiber optics can readily provide the capacity of data that is transmitted with its gigabit speeds. As more breakthroughs in technology occur, it will spread to every aspect...
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Communism has failed in Europe because of its lack of care for the individual, its corrupt leaders and also because it went against human nature. Two novels that demonstrate this statement are the semi-autobiographical We the Living by Ayn Rand, and Julian Barnes' The Porcupine. According to Ayn...
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In communication studies, it is essential to know fundamental knowledge about communication and its elements in order to be an effective and competent communicator. In communication, listening and interpersonal and intercultural skills are necessary tools that every communicator must have so that...
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There are different forms types of communications. We not only use these types in the academic community but in are everyday life. Alternative types of communication can be split in to three main categories. The first categories id oral communication, not only do we use this type of communication...
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Under communism, only the tiniest fraction of people expressed open dissent against the system. The system tried to draw in as many people as possible as accomplices. One of the most effective means was the threat that a failure to actively denounce opponents of the ideology would mean...
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